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G. W. HENRY.

TOOL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20,1918 RENEWED IuIIE 11 I919.

I 1,3 l 1,45. Patented July 29, 1919.

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GEOBGE'W. HENRr oF NEWAYORK, N. y nsslenoa'rc EDGAR'BOI'SSIER,1OFNEIW-KYORKJNI'Y.

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To all whom it may concern:

: Be it known that I, GEORGE 'VVQHENRY, a citizen. of the United States,residing at theborough of Queens, city of New York,- in'the countyofQueens and State of New York, have invented certain'new and usefulImprovements in Tool-Holders, of which the following is a,specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tool holders particularly toholders for the class of tools used in lathes, planersand the like.

The objectof tlie'present invention isto provide the tool holderdisclosed'in my co pending application, Ser. No. '115,'869"with improvedmeans for holding a parting tool without employing loose piecesfor thispurpose and, at the same time, retainthe simplicity of constructionshown in saidapplr cation.' I

The drawing shows my improved tool holder and Figure '1 is aside'view'with a parting tool therein; Fig. 2 atop View; Fig. 3 a sectional viewon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a view of the clampfFig. 5 lasectional view on the line '55 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 6a view ofapartingtool. A f

The tool may be either 'straight,right'or left handed as is commonpractice.

The tool holder is composed of a shank 1 provided atone end withan'integral'head 2. A downwardly inclined hole 'for' cutter 3 extendsfrom the end of the head to the side of the shank to hold an ordinarylathe tool which projects from the end surface oftheheadat an upwardinclination. This hole for a cutter 3 is intersected'by another hole fora cutter 4 which extends through the head from side to side, the bottomsof the two holes coinciding so that a tool, such as a boring tool, canbe placed in the transverse hole 4;. The hole 3 terminates in a recess 5in the upper part of the end surface of the head so that the recesscommunicates both with the longitudinal recess 3 and the transverserecess 4. A screw threaded hole 6 extends downward from the top edge ofthe head 2 to the top of the hole a and in this threaded hole is mounteda set screw 7 for clamping the parts and is provided with a bearingshoulder 8.

A clamp 9 is provided with a downwardly projecting aw 10 which jaw canpass into the recess 5 and into the transverse hole for a cutter l andis in front of the partition 11 formed between the bottom of th'e recess5 and the threaded hole 6, "lheundersid'e of thebody'of'the'clampisfinishe'd off straight and at the lower end of a straight portion ofthe head afshou-lder 12- is formed "so that when the clam'pis placed ontop of the head with its lug in the 1 'recesso th e inn'er' en d g fthe'cl-a'mp rests against the shoulder '12wliich forms an abutment. 'The clamp is raised from i the top of the head except its inner end" bythe jaw I0" engaging the tool and the-pressure ofthe jawon the t-col sproduced 1 by the shoulder S on thescrew :7. "fTheyclamp z9'fhas 'asmooth hole' 13 ex tending from' top' tobottoin' ofj suiiicient siz ribl4 and has its lowere'dge substantially parallel with the upper edge ofthe rib jjand is "also preferably undercut 'a'ss'hown. To afford thegreatest bearingand "g1*ip piiig' surface therib 1'41: should be "earnedwell forward onthe head and be as longfas' poss'ible. The s'k irt'on theclamp should also be carried well forward and separated from the jaw l0by' a recess which "straddles the side 'walloffrthe recess 5.

wall of the head with itslo'weredgeresting on the rib l land the clampis f'orceddown by. the screw so that the skirt l6 bears against the topedge of the parting tool and forces it against the top of the ribthereby locking it firmly to the side of the tool holder. The under cutfaces of the rib and skirt tend to force the parting tool into moreintimate contact with the side of the head and to hold it more securelyin place.

My tool holder thus improved is self contained and. will hold turning,boring or parting tools without change and without the use of additionalloose pieces or attachments. i

I claim l. A tool holder consisting of a shank terminating in a head, aprojecting rib on the lower side of the head, said head having a holefor a cutter extending lengthwise therethrough and another hole for acutter Apartlng tool 1'7is placed against the side extendingtransversely therethrough, which holes intersect and a clamp having askirt depending from its side and facing-the rib for clamping a partingtool said cutter being capable of being placed in the longitudinal holeor the transverse hole substantially as described.

2. A tool holder consisting of a'shank ter minating in a head, aprojecting rib on the lower side 'of the head, said head having a holefor a cutter extending lengthwise therethrough and another hole for acutter extending transversely therethrough, which holes intersect, incombinatio'n with a clamp having a jaw extending into the holes at theirintersection and a skirt depending froin its side and facing the rib andmeans for holding said clamp in place; l

A tool holder consisting of a shank terminating in a head, a'projectingrib on the lower side of the head, said head having a hole for a cutterextending lengthwise therethrough and another hole for a cutterextending transversely therethrough, which holes intersect, incombination with a clamp resting on the top of the head, which clamp hasan aperture and a'downwardly extending jaw and a skirt depending fromits side and facing the "rib and a screw passed through the clamp intothe top of-the head portion of the tool holder substantially asdescribed.

14. In a tool holder, the combination with a shank having ahead at oneend, a projecting rib on the lowerfside of the head, the top of thecheadbeing inclined rearwardly and downwardly to form a shoulder in the topedge ofthe shank, said head having lengthwise, intersecting transverseand lengthwise holes for cutters, a clamp resting with one end againstthe shoulder and having a downwardly projecting lug at the opposite endand a sk1rt depending from its side and facing the rib and a screwpassing through the clamp into the top edge-of the head substantially asdescribed. 1

ing lengthwise and transverse intersecting holes for cutters, a recessformed in the end of the head and communicating with both holes a clampfitting on the topof the head and resting with one end against theshoulder and having a downwardly inclined jaw at the opposite end and askirt depending from its side and facing the rib, and a screw passedthrough the. clamp into a threaded aperture in the top of the shanksubstantially as set forth..

6. In a tool holder, the combination with a shank terminating .in ahead, a projecting rib in the lower side of the. head, said head havinglongitudinal and transverse intersecting holes for cutters, thelongitudinal hole extending from the front end of the head to one of thesurfaces of the shank and terminating in said surface, of a clamp havinga jaw extending into the holes at their intersection and a skirtdepending from its side and facing the rib and means for holding theclamp in place substantially as described. V j

7. A tool holder consisting of a shank terminating in a head and havinglongitudinal and transverse intersecting holes for cutters therethrough,a clamp for clamping a tool placed in either hole, a screw for holdingthe clamp, a projecting rib in the lower side of the head forming'ashoulder for receiving and supporting the bottom edgeof a tool saidclamp being provided with a skirt extendingdownwardly over the side ofthe head and adapted toengage the top edge of the tool substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have afi'ixed my signature. a

GEORGE w. HENRY,

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